In the years that followed, when I recalled something, it was placed in my life timeline as either before or after cancer.
BY Kathy LaTour
PUBLISHED January 27, 2019
Kathy LaTour is a breast cancer survivor, author of The Breast Cancer Companion and co-founder of CURE magazine. While cancer did not take her life, she has given it willingly to educate, empower and enlighten the newly diagnosed and those who care for them.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37, my life was divided into a before and after. In the years that followed, when I recalled something, it was placed in my life timeline as either before or after cancer. Thinking about mortality when we are supposed to be focused on babies and goals changes the way we remember things.I think my life was impacted more significantly than others because I was one of the women who chose to stay involved in breast cancer not only as an advocate and volunteer in the nonprofit world, but also professionally as a writer. I knew that I wanted to help educate and empower women and men about breast cancer. My support group started a nonprofit to serve uninsured and underinsured women, and I began interviewing women, men and medical professionals for a book that came out in the early 90s.
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